Fishing reel spool mounting



oct. 12, 1943. E. D. CLICKNER 2,331,767

FISHING REEL' SPOOL MOUNTING Filed July 30, 1941 3 f@ M :u I 7 X- B/ *`8 @l 115 ZIO I a* i X12- f 19 i l Al1 Patented Oct. v12, 1943 FISHING REEL SPOL MOUNTING Earlel). Clckner, Kalamazoo, Mich., assignon to Shakespeare Company, Kalamazoo, Mich., a

corporation of Michigan Application .any so, ien-serai No. 404,601

s claims. (o1. 24a-34.1)

This invention relates to improvements in fishing reel spoolmountings land it is an object of the invention to provide amounting of the stated character by means of Which'an equipped spool will be `rotatably supported along and substanf tially throughout its length, hence, imparting materially greater durability and sturdiness to the construction whereby thesame will successfully withstand that hard and roughusage to Which devices of this sort are so 'often subjected.

It is furthermore an object Aof the invention to provide a shing reelspool mounting of such construction and arrangementof parts as will permit the same to beconveniently and quickly disassembled and reassembled in those instances where adjustment or repair become necessary, or at those times when lubrication of the spool bearings is required. v

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel means capable of functioning in a dual capacity, first, to engage and support the stationary shaft at its opposite ends, and second, to permit of regulatable end-play adjustment of the spool carried by the stationary shaft, by so constructing the spool caps as to afford bearing for the stationary shaft and end thrust bearing for thespool.

Yet another and important object of the invention resides in an advantageous and novel mounting of the spool pinion upon the spool barrel, this mounting being such as will vallow the spool supporting stationary axle or shaft to be partially or completely withdrawn from the head plate spool bearing or from the spool barrel without causing it to become relatively displaced with respect to the spool barrel and the spool drive gear,

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and'in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readily'understood by those Skilled in the art to which it appertains, I have in the accompanying drawing and the detailed description based thereupon, setout one embodiment of my invention.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a longitudinal-section through the reel and provided with 'a spool bearing constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a disassembled elevational view (parts of the end plates being fragmentally shown) illustrating the elements of the invention.

Figure 3 is a slightly enlarged transverse section taken on the line 3`3 of Figure 1,*1ooking in the direction in which the arrows point.

Figure 4, is an enlarged fragmentary detail in of the line 5; 5 of Figure 4 looking in the direction in f which the arrows point, and,v f Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary detail in longitudinal section illustrating Va kmodified 'form of mounting of the spool pinion. y

Having more particular reference to the vdrawing in connection with which like characters of reference will designate corresponding, parts throughout, I have shown my improved spool mounting in connection with a fishing reel including a head cap assembly l, a head ring 2, and' tail plate 3;.the Ahead ring and the tail plate being interconnected by pillars ,ll and the head cap assembly being connected or securedto the head 'ring 2 by means oi'pillarV screws designated by the numeral 5.' A drive gear 6 and drive gear pinion l 'are mounted within Vthe head cap assembly l and have the usual driving connection with a crank '3 through the gear stem v(not shown).r A cross plate lhas fixed connection y with certain of the pillars 4 and, obviously, provides for rod.

numerals lil and H', are'provided' concentrically of the head cap assembly land tail platev 3. Each, thereof, are equipped with spool cap frictioncupslZ. f.

Spool caps I3 and i4 are provide'dthe bushings I6 and ll and, by lreason of their construction, 'I

have screw threaded Avengatjement`V therewith. These spool caps are provided with inwardly-dis- Aposed.c'zoncentrically arranged bearing sleev'esil e and lili. f

with a view towadsdtatabiy supporting the reel spool, indicated in its entirety by the numeral li,l I provide a stationary supportingv shaft IS.'

ing. Suitable bushings or bearing sleeves 2l -are l ixedly arranged within the barrel 20 of the spool ll adjacentfits opposite ends,and,vas wi llbe noted upon reference to Figure l of the accompanying drawing, have rotatable engagement upon and about adjacent portions of the stationary shaft I8 when the latter is mounted bemounting of the reel upon the fishing Spool bushing`s`,` respectively indicated-bythe l inion 'I, the latter of which serves to transmit 'l In order that rotary motion may be transmiti ted from the crank 8 throughthe drive :gear 6 to the rotatably mounted spool I'I,the barrel-of the latter is provided on its head cap assembly side with a co-aXially extended sleeve, ,indicated -at 24. The free end of this extension is shouldered, as at 25, and is adapted to interttingly receive the correspondingly formed adjacent end of a loose spool pinion 2S, in the manner shown .in Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5. The stationary shaft I8, of course, is receivedthrough the loose spool pin.- ion 2li` which, in turn, meshes with the teeth of the drive gear 6. said drive gear S, rotary motion will be transmitted vla the'loose'spool pinion 26 to the spool .I'I

,through the shouldered extension 24 having interfitting or interlocking engagement with said pinion 25.

It is now understood that the bearing sleeves U I5 and I6 of the respective spool caps I3 and I4 serve to engage and support the stationary shaft I3 at its opposite ends. It is to be also understood that these spool cap carried bearing sleeves :rf

provide adjustable end thrust bearing Vfor the spool barrel 2G in order that end-'play ,adjustment will be accorded the reel spool I'I to Vinsure its efficient rotation. YIn this connection, it will be seen, upon reference to Figure lof the draw i..

advantages of end-play adjustment peculiar to the rotatable shaft type of fishing reel spool.

To prevent undesirable and` annoying displacement of the loose spool pinion 26 from the shouldered extension 24, at that time when the stationary shaft I8 is withdrawn 'from the pinion, 1f;

in the manner indicatedinFigure 4 of the drawing, vI notch or otherwise form the inner side of the pinion periphery andrengage a circular retaining-'wire or ring -2`I thereabout. Obviously, portions of this retaining ring 2l engage over thaty space formed by the shouldering of the inner end of the pinion. Thus, with withdrawal of the stationary shaft IS from or through the pinion 26, displacement with respect-to the extension 24 will be prevented by reason of the supporting connection betweerrthis retaining'ringZ-'I andan adjacent portion of the shouldered end25 of the extension 24. Because of this Anovel mounting of the loose spool pinion 25, it will be quite readily understood that the stationary shaft I 8 Amay be reintroduced through ltheispool lbarrel 20-and,

through its extension 24 and said pinion l26; moreover, that driving relationship will be maintained as between the drive gear -6 and the spool IFI. i

Consequently, with rotation oi In Figure 6 of the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated another and satisfactory embodiment of my invention; particularly, another form of mounting for the spool pinion 26. In this embodiment of the invention, the co-axially extended sleeve of the reel spool barrel 20 has its outer end reduced. This reduced outer end portion, preferably, has two sides `flattened to receiveitheslot of the pinion ZIV-thereupon. With engagement of the pinion 2G on said reduced .outer end portion, the same is locked against relative movement or longitudinal displacement by means of a locking ring 28 engaged, as shown in Figures, lwith or over the outer end of the extension. `Thus, the pinion 26' does not rotate upon the stationary shaft I8, as does the pinion 26 lillustrated in the rst described embodiment of my invention, but rather, it is carried upon and rotates with the extended sleeve 24. Consequently, wear upon ,the shaft I3, Vat that point, ,is reduced. K

kFrom the foregoing, it will be `understood and appreciated `by workers `skilled in the art, that I have provided a novel, vpractical and vsubstantiallyrigid mounting for ,reel spoolsyamounting by means Aof which the spool will be leflectually supported throughout the entire length of ,its barrel, in sharp contradistinction to rotatable supporting ofthe spool from or near its opposite extremities. Such construction provides for greater durability Aand ruggedness of an equipped reel. The construction, moreover, is capable of convenient and Vquick disassemblyand assembly, when .occasion therefor arises and also, it will be obviousthat lubricant may be conveniently and eilectually supplied to the bushings 2| of the kspool barrel 2liv from 'that space between `the intermediate ,portion ,of the barrel and the corresponding portion o f the vstationary shaftjIB.'

Iclaim:

1. A Yiishing reel, including head and tail plates, a spool -having a barrel disposed `therebetween,- a stationary shaft engaged throughthe plates and spool barrel rotatably supporting the latter, spool caps adjustably engaged with portions of -the head and tail plates adjacent those portions of the shaft engaged therethrough, and bearing -nieans carried 4by said caps passing through lsaid head and tail plates and Yreceiving adj acont portions ofthe stationary shaft therein capable vof thrust Yengagement vwith the spool.

A :ishing reel, including yhead `and tail plates, Ya-spool having a barrel disposed therebetween, -a -stationaryshaft engaged with-the plates and spool barrel vrotatably' supporting the latter, spool caps detachably and `adjustably engaging portions-of 'the head-and tail plateaand inwardly disposedsleeves-on the caps receiving the o pposite end portions'ofsaid-shaft'therein and ad- Y justably engageablewith the spool barrel.

3. In combination with the head `and -tail plates and-spool of a `fishing reel, .aibearing lrod removably engaged vin said plates and through the barrel of the spool rotatably supporting the .'A spool, spool caps detachably and -adjustably engaging portions of the head and tail plates in proximity to the end portionsof said lrod, and thrust Ebearing Vmeans von said lcaps Ipassingr throughisaid head and .tail plates and -engaged with portionsofsaid bearing rod capable yof thrust engagement `with the spool.

Li. In combination with the head and 4tail plates-andspool of a iishing' reel, a bearing rod received through said plates and -the barrel of the spool 'rotatably supporting Athe latter, -spool caps movably engaging portions of the head and tail plates, and inwardly extending sleeves on the caps receiving portions of said rod therein, one thereof being fixed to that portion of the rod received thereby, and each said sleeves being capable of thrust. engagement with the spool.

5. A spool for fishing reels, including a barrel, a coaxially disposed extension on one end of the barrel having its free end shouldered, a pinion having recesses formed ir one end thereof engageable by either longitudinally or radial movement over the shouldered free end of said eX- 'tension, and retaining means engaging the shouldered free end of said extension and the adjacent portions of said pinion whereby to prevent separaton of the pinion from said extension by radial movement of the former.

6. y A spool for shing reels, including a hollow barrel, a co-axially disposed hollow extension on one end of the barrel having its free end shouldered, a pinion having recesses formed in one end thereof receivable over the shouldered free end of said extension, and retaining means engaged about and over the shouldered free end of p said extension and the adjacent portion of said pinion.

7. A spool for iishing reels; including a barrel, a co-axially disposed extension on one end of the barrel, a pinion in juxtaposed relationship to the free end of said extension, the corresponding end portions of theextension and the pinion being either longitudinally or radially interengaged, and retaining means engaged about and` over said interengaged portions of said extension and pinion whereby to prevent separation of the pinion from said extension by radial movement of the former.

8. A spool for iishing reels, including a barrel, a lpinion in juxtaposed relationship to one end of said barrel, the adjacent end portions of the barrel and the pinion being formed for interengagement by either longitudinal or radial movement, and retaining means engaged about and over the interengaged portions of said end of the barrel and said pinion whereby to prevent separation of the pinion from said end of the barrel by radial movement of the former.

9. In combination with the head and tail plates and spool of a iishing reel, a bearing rod received through said plates and the barrel of the spool rotatably supporting the spool, spool caps movably engaged with portions of the head and tail plates in proximity to the end portions of said rod, and thrust bearing means on said spool caps passing through said head and tail plates and engaging the end portions of said bearing rod, capable of Variable engagement with the spool, and one of said bearing means being xedly connected to the bearing rod.

EARLE D. CLICKNER. 

